Episode 06Only OneWill Go Pro

Season 1

Episode 01The VirtualRacers HitThe Track

Episode 02Blood, Sweat,And Gears

Episode 03FreeRide

Episode 04Fit ToBe Fast

Episode 05Fight ToThe Finish

THE PROGRAM

GAMER TO RACER IN 5 STEPS.

Nissan and Sony held the first GT Academy in 2008, and since then the program has been defying both common sense and motorsports tradition. The academy takes people who are good at video games and, in a matter of months, helps turn them into professional drivers for Nissan.

1QUALIFYING AND LIVE EVENTS

All you need is a PlaystationNetwork® ID and Gran Turismo 6 get your spot in the National Finals. Oh yeah, you’ll also need the skills to beat 400,000 competitors. 32 will make it to the next round. You could be one of them.

2THE NATIONAL FINALS

Qualify for the National Finals and you'll go wheel-to-wheel with the best Gran Turismo drivers in America. It’s not all about gaming though – you'll also go through fitness and skill testing and, if you make it, drive a real Nissan sports car in a real racing scenario.

3GT ACADEMY RACE CAMP

If you've made it this far, you'll learn pretty fast that it's not a video game anymore. An elite group of finalists make it to England's legendary Silverstone raceway for an intense weeklong competition that will literally separate the winner from the losers.

4GT ACADEMY DRIVER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Like every GT Academy winner that came before, this year's winner will go through a rigorous training program at Silverstone, under the wing of a team of professional coaches, trainers, and experienced racers.

5THE ULTIMATE PRIZE — RACING IN THE DUBAI 24 HOURS

At GT Academy, the Driver Development program turns gamers into racers, but it’s the grueling Dubai 24 Hours race that turns racers into men. In 2014, the GT Academy team took the checkered flag, winning their division by an impressive 25 laps.

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The Cars

BeyondTheJoystick

It’s one thing to sway side to side in front of your flat screen as you attack artificial apexes. It’s something else when hitting that line perfectly means getting tossed around the cockpit like a rag doll. How your machine grips, optimal shift points, weight distribution, corrective maneuvers - these are some of the skills that separate the capable track racer from the inexperienced street hoonigan. Learn the cars of GT Academy.

370® Nismo®

It’s light, it’s low, it’s fast, and the 370Z NISMO has a stiff suspension and rigid platform that will satisfy even the most demanding driver. It’s also got a sticky mechanical grip and forgiving disposition, so you can really push it around the track.

GT-R®

They call it a monster for a reason: it's ferocious, nasty, noisy, and oddly magnificent all at the same time. A stock, out-of-the-box 2015 GT-R® has 545 horsepower that cranks out a ground-pounding 463 lb-ft of torque from its handmade engine.

Juke® Nismo®

The Nissan JUKE® - it's turbocharged, it's nimble, it's FUN. That's the whole point. The JUKE® NISMO is all that, but it’s got a little…. more. More horsepower. More torque. More downforce. Bigger wheels. Stiffer suspension. What does all this "more" get you? A crossover that goes like stink, handles like a go-kart, and gets your heart pounding every time you get in.